One of the hardest things to do is to try to stay organized especially when there are children
involved. Children don't always understand the importance of staying organized and are prone to
just leaving things where they lay. One of the biggest problem areas can be the closet especially
if it's a large one. Quite often it becomes a catch all for everything and can become quite messy.
The good news is that there is help for this problem.
There are a variety of closet organizers available on the market today and your only limited by
imagination and how much you want to spend. Solution can be as simple as using shoe boxes to
hold small items or as complex as full size closet organizers involving shelves and hangers that
have every possible combination of places to store items.
Shoe boxes are a cheap and easy way to keep things in place. Next time you buy shoes for
yourself or your family put those left over boxes to good use. Put a label on the outside end so
that you know the contents and use them to store small or medium items in the closet. They are
great for small toys or school supplies. For something that looks a little bit nicer you can even
help your child cover them in decorative paper or wall paper and can even have them match the
decor of the room. This allows you to organize while still keeping the room looking nice. Or,
there are a multitude of clear plastic shoe boxes available for purchase that match everything and
have the added benefit of being much sturdier due to the heaviness of the plastic instead of the
cardboard of a regular shoe box.
Another option is to use the plastic drawers and carts that are available at many stores. These
come in various sizes and shapes and can fit into almost any space. The nice thing about these is
that with them being clear plastic they are easy to see the contents if a label should somehow get
misplaced. Depending on what type you get they will often stack on top of each other allowing
you to fit the most amount of storage into the smallest possible space. It's not recommended
though that you stack them higher than the child's head as this can cause a safety hazard.
There's also the organizers that are designed to maximize storage in closet space. These tend to
be more expensive than the previous two methods and take a little bit more time to put together
but they can be the nicest looking and most effective out of the three options. They come in two
different forms. Ones that are already designed out and all you have to do is find one that fits in
the closet space available are easy and convenient but don't allow much for creativity or
personalization. Then there are the ones where you decide exactly what you need. How many
shelves, how big of a hanging area, and box areas for storage are some of the areas that you can
customize. These take more time to put together because you have to decide exactly how much
space you have and what you need to store in the area but when you are done you have a closet
that is organized to your exact specifications.
It can be a very daunting task to try to organize a closet but the benefits far outweigh the set up
time. The time that can be saved by being able to go to the closet and easily find items can be far
better used on other projects like homework or extra curricular activities. It also saves money
how many times have we bought a second item because our child loved it and thought it was lost
and then later it's found and we have duplicates? By having everything organized we avoid this
problem and save ourselves both time and money.